I had a hard time understanding the linux boot process until I found
this how to a few years ago. It really helped me then and I think it
can help anyone that is getting just past the newbie stage and wants to
learn more about linux.
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO.html
Hope it helps
Bill W
On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 17:22, Mike Starke wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 07:18:41PM -0500, Mike Starke wrote:
> /_On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 04:34:30PM -0700, Robert.Wultsch@asu.edu
> wrote:
> /_/_so it would go something like:
> /_/_ln -s /etc/init.d/rc.firewall /etc/rc2.d/Something
> /_/_
> /_Close.
> /_
> /_In the rc2.d directory you will see that everything begins with a
> capital
> /_"S" then followed by a number then a description. The capital "S" is
> important along
> /_with the number. The number decides in what order the script executes.
> Larger numbers
> /_later in the boot process.
> /_
>
> Oh, and something I learned from a nice smart admin: When you want to
> disable a service from starting; just go into the rc2.d directory and
> rename the symlink
> to the exact same name except use a lower case "s" as the first letter.
> :-)
>
> Keeps everything intact, yet you get the desired action/reaction.
>
> -mike
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